My little addition to Our Daily Bread (9/21/11):
Then I heard a loud voice from the throne:
Look! God's dwelling is with men,
and He will live with them.
They will be His people,
and God Himself will be with them and be their God.
There are so many numerous religions in this world. Nearly all (at least the major ones that I can think of) are trying to figure out how to live up to heaven or at least follow a path to ascend to a higher state. What sets followers of Christ apart is this: He turned that all upside down. Philippians 2 tells us about He set aside being God to become one of us to make a path to Salvation and even then, as we see here in the peek God gave John into the end of history (or His-story), He’s coming back to set up His kingdom here with us. It’s not about striving to get to Heaven. Yes, one of the perks for those of us who finish our chapters before the end is Heaven, but that’s not the end of His-story. But if I’m reading this right, He’s longing to reach all men so He can get here with us. I don’t know how far that end point is, but I sure want to be part of the faithful doing my part to make it happen.
- Andy Jentes
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